Survey Finds IT Departments Admit Not Understanding Technology Needs Of Traders

IPC | Press Release

IT departments in financial firms say they are failing to understand the needs of today’s trader, according to a survey examining the relationship between the IT department and the trader, conducted by IPC Systems.  More than half of IT professionals surveyed said their departments did not completely understand traders’ needs. read more

IPC’s Connexus Financial Extranet Global Momentum Continues as SEF Connectivity Increases

IPC | Press Release

With new regulations governing OTC derivatives trading coming into play, IPC’s Connexus Financial Extranet has seen significant growth among swap execution facilities (SEFs) and firms scrambling to secure connectivity to ensure competitiveness in the swaps market. “The rapid growth of the OTC derivatives market and the implementation of the new regulations read more

IPC Launches Program to Support App Development for its Unigy Unified Trading Communications System

IPC | Press Release

Today, IPC Systems unveiled a new app development partner program for its Unigy® trading communications platform.  The Affinity Partner Program (APP) provides a framework for solutions vendors and customers to develop collaboration and trading workflow applications using IPC’s Blue WaveTM development platform for Unigy. IPC’s APP provides an open development environment read more

IPC’s Financial Markets Network Named Best Sell-Side Trading Network In Inaugural Waters Sell-Side Technology Awards

IPC | Press Release

IPC’s Financial Markets Network has been selected as the “Best Sell-Side Trading Network” in Sell-Side Technology’s first annual Sell-Side Technology Awards program.  The selection was made by a panel of industry experts and Waters journalists. IPC’s Financial Markets Network facilitates more than one trillion dollars of capital markets trading commerce daily read more

IPC Deploys First Unigy System in Mainland China with the Signing of Minsheng Life Insurance

IPC | Press Release

IPC Systems, Inc., a leading provider of voice and electronic trading communications solutions to the world’s top financial services firms, today announced that Minsheng Life Insurance has successfully implemented Unigy, IPC’s revolutionary unified trading communications platform. Using the Unigy backbone, Minsheng will deploy IPC’s IQ/MAX Edge 100 turrets across its read more

Instinet Joins IPC’s Connexus Financial Extranet

IPC | Press Release

IPC Systems, Inc., a leading provider of voice and electronic trading communications solutions to the world’s top financial services firms and global enterprises, today announced that Instinet, a global agency-only broker* and electronic trading pioneer, has joined IPC’s Connexus Financial Extranet service. Using IPC’s Connexus, financial institutions across the globe can read more

IPC Launches Managed Services Business Unit and Service Suite for the Global Financial Services Market

IPC | Press Release

IPC Systems, Inc., a leading provider of voice and electronic trading communications solutions to the world’s top financial firms and global enterprises, today announced the introduction of a Global Business Unit dedicated to designing and delivering Managed Services to help customers navigate through the increased complexity and regulatory requirements associated read more

IPC’s Financial Markets Network Provides Jefferies with Global Connectivity

IPC | Press Release

IPC Systems, Inc., a leading provider of voice and electronic trading communications solutions to the world’s top financial services firms and global enterprises, today announced that Jefferies & Company, Inc., a global investment banking firm, has selected two of IPC’s Financial Markets Network offerings, Connexus Financial Extranet service and Direct read more

IPC Adds Javelin Capital Markets to the Connexus Cloud

IPC | Press Release

IPC Systems, Inc., a leading provider of voice and electronic trading communications solutions to the world’s top financial services firms, today announced that they have added Javelin Capital Markets LLC (“Javelin”), an OTC derivatives execution platform, to IPC’s Connexus Financial Extranet service. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission read more

Survey Finds Industry Is Underprepared Despite Growing OTC Derivatives Trading And Market Regulation

IPC | Press Release

As new regulations emerge to govern OTC derivatives trading and the market itself grows, a recent survey has found that financial institutions are underprepared to meet the requirements these regulations will place on them even as they plan to increase their trading activity in OTC derivatives. Released today, the survey read more